DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
Earl W. Wall, second lieutenant, 132d Infantry, 33d Division. for extraordinary heroism in action in the Bois de Malaumont, France, October 8, 1918. As battalion scout officer Lieut. Wall led a patrol into the wood for the purpose of securing information of enemy units in preparation for an attack. Severe machine gun fire was encountered, and this officer was wounded, but, with two soldiers, he continued on until he was wounded the second time, securing the desired information.